Multi achievement

BA001

Official achievement authored by Bobby Allen.

British Airways’ Club World London City to New York flight (BA001)

British Airways’ Club World London City service was one of the coolest ways to cross the Atlantic in business class.

The airline had a specially configured Airbus A318 with just 32 business class seats:

  • The flight operated out of London City Airport, rather than out of London Heathrow
  • On the westbound sector, the flight stopped in Shannon, as that was necessary to refuel (London City has a short runway), though passengers also cleared US immigration there, meaning you landed in the US as a domestic passenger
  • On the eastbound sector, you flew nonstop

As you might expect, flying on a jet with at most 31 other passengers is pretty darn cool.

The flight operated with the prestigious flight numbers of BA001 and BA002, which in the past were flight numbers used by the Concorde.

During the second quarter financial presentation in 2021 IAG (the parent company of British Airways) announced that British Airways’ sole Airbus A318 would be exiting its fleet. This is also the only plane capable of operating the Club World London City service, so I think it’s also safe to assume that this service will be discontinued.

British Airways has since retired its sole Airbus A318, which also means that the Club World London City route has now been discontinued for good. This was a special flight, as it was operated by a plane with just 32 business class seats.

The pandemic was the nail in the coffin for this route, though in reality it sure seems to me like this route was at risk long before that. The relative advantages offered by this flight aren’t there in the same way they used to be.

You DO NOT have to use the Airbus A318 for this flight, you can use any aircraft you like just be careful at EGLC!

Criteria

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Date Departure Arrival Pilot Aircraft Landing rate Distance Flight time
12JUL25 1608Z EGLC EINN Rafael Dias Zlin Aviation Savage (SAVG) -34 ft/m 341 nm 03:01 View
07JUL25 0012Z EINN KJFK Bricktop Boeing 737 MAX 8 (B38M) -1837 ft/m 2694 nm 02:20 View
17JUN25 2012Z EINN KJFK Danny Horne Airbus A320 neo (A20N) -564 ft/m 2827 nm 07:15 View
10JUN25 1618Z EINN KJFK Ron Batchelor Airbus A320 neo (A20N) -161 ft/m 2748 nm 06:53 View
03JUN25 0050Z EINN KJFK James Goodsell Airbus A319 (A319) -195 ft/m 2750 nm 02:20 View
29MAY25 0000Z EINN KJFK Edwin Albert Warren Boeing 777-200 (B772) -145 ft/m 2879 nm 01:32 View
04MAY25 0106Z EINN KJFK ZandPilooT Boeing 747-8 (B748) -428 ft/m 2689 nm 02:01 View
24APR25 1907Z EINN KJFK Dabullair Cessna 700 Citation Longitude (C700) -220 ft/m 2758 nm 06:08 View
19APR25 1801Z EINN KJFK IrishVirtual 01 Airbus A340-600 (A346) -167 ft/m 2743 nm 06:39 View
10APR25 2319Z EINN KJFK Staghound Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor (F22) -115 ft/m 2677 nm 03:17 View
01APR25 1524Z EINN KJFK VAF157 Luciano Boeing 737-700 (B737) -510 ft/m 2993 nm 07:53 View
26MAR25 1422Z EINN KJFK Electronica Airbus A320 (A320) -58 ft/m 2692 nm 00:07 View
12MAR25 0008Z EINN KJFK Rp Cessna 700 Citation Longitude (C700) -1445 ft/m 2693 nm 00:30 View
02MAR25 2104Z EINN KJFK Artem Airbus A350-900 (A359) -276 ft/m 2762 nm 06:43 View
01MAR25 0721Z EINN KJFK NPS001/Gégé Airbus A330-900 (A339) -452 ft/m 2732 nm 06:03 View
23FEB25 1407Z EINN KJFK NPS177/Yves Boeing 777-300ER (B77W) -426 ft/m 2816 nm 06:22 View
16FEB25 2102Z EINN KJFK Jeditof Airbus A321 (A321) -244 ft/m 2746 nm 07:03 View
31JAN25 1638Z EINN KJFK DeltaCharlie Airbus A320 (A320) -115 ft/m 2804 nm 02:50 View
12JAN25 1523Z EINN KJFK Newhampshires Boeing 747-8 (B748) -449 ft/m 2743 nm 14:10 View
06JAN25 0135Z EINN KJFK J.A. Aerospatiale - British Aerospace Concorde (CONC) -637 ft/m 2726 nm 02:58 View